**Amazon Search Prompt**

What does Amazon Search Prompt do?

Amazon Search Prompt lets you scrape Amazon products from a plain-English prompt — no URL building required. Describe what you're looking for (for example, "best-rated mechanical keyboards under $100"), and the Actor uses AI to turn your prompt into multiple targeted Amazon search URLs, scrapes the matching products, and stores them as a structured dataset.

Under the hood, it chains two Actors together:

1. AI Scraper Input Generator converts your prompt into Amazon search URLs.
2. Amazon Scraper crawls those URLs and extracts the product details.

Because it runs on the Apify platform, you get API access, scheduling, monitoring, and integrations (Make, Zapier, webhooks, Google Drive, and more) out of the box.

Why use Amazon Search Prompt?

• No manual URL construction — describe your intent in natural language, and the AI handles Amazon's search URL format, filters, and query variations.
• Better coverage — one prompt becomes several targeted search URL variations, surfacing products a single query would miss.
• Price monitoring made simple — schedule a daily run of "wireless earbuds under $50" and feed the results into a spreadsheet or alerting workflow.
• Market and competitor research — track what's listed, at what price, and from which brands across an entire product category.
• Automation-ready — predictable JSON output that plugs straight into data pipelines and integrations.

How to use Amazon Search Prompt

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. In the Input tab, enter your search prompt in plain English.
3. Optionally adjust Max items to limit how many products are scraped.
4. Set the Actor's memory to 128 MB or less in the run options (the Actor enforces this limit, since the heavy lifting happens in the chained Actors).
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
6. Open the Output tab or the dataset API URL to view and export your results.

Input

Set the input in the Actor's Input tab. Only the prompt is required.

{
    "prompt": "best-rated mechanical keyboards under $100",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
prompt	string	Yes	Plain-English description of what to search for on Amazon. Be specific — brand, price range, and category all improve results.
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of product pages to scrape (default 10, maximum 500).
numberOfUrls	integer	No	How many Amazon search URLs to generate from the prompt (default 3).

Output

Each scraped Amazon product is stored as one item in the default dataset. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Example dataset item:

{
    "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C836NB5X",
    "title": "Calibrite Display Pro HL",
    "asin": "B0C836NB5X",
    "price": 229.99,
    "priceWithCurrency": "$229.99",
    "brandName": "Calibrite",
    "modelNumber": "CCDIS3HL",
    "productDimensions": "4.9 x 1.2 x 6.5 inches",
    "images": ["https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..."],
    "soldText": "200+ bought in past month",
    "aboutThisItem": ["High-accuracy display calibration", "..."]
}

Data table

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Direct link to the Amazon product page
title	string	Product title
asin	string	Amazon Standard Identification Number
price	number	Product price
priceWithCurrency	string	Formatted price with currency symbol
brandName	string	Product brand
modelNumber	string	Manufacturer model number
productDimensions	string	Physical product dimensions
images	array	Product image URLs
aboutThisItem	array	Bullet-point highlights from the listing

Exact fields may vary slightly by product, since not all Amazon listings expose the same attributes.

How much does it cost to scrape Amazon with a prompt?

A run consists of three parts: this orchestrator Actor (very light — it runs at 128 MB and mostly waits), one short AI Scraper Input Generator run, and the Amazon Scraper run whose cost scales with Max items. For small runs (tens of items) the total cost is typically under a dollar. Use Max items to cap the scraping cost of each run. If you are on the Apify free tier, start with a small maxItems value to see actual consumption before scaling up.

Tips

• Be specific in your prompt. "Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones under $250" produces much better search URLs than "headphones".
• Start small. Run with a low maxItems first to check that the generated URLs match your intent, then scale up (maximum 500).
• Schedule it. Add the Actor to a Schedule to monitor prices or new products daily, and connect a webhook or integration to act on the results.
• Keep memory at 128 MB. The Actor intentionally refuses to run with more, because the chained Actors do the actual work — extra memory would only add cost.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is it legal to scrape Amazon? This Actor extracts publicly available product data. You are responsible for reviewing and complying with Amazon's Terms of Service and applicable laws (including data protection regulations) before using the results, especially in automated or commercial workflows.

Why did my run fail with a memory error? This Actor requires memory of 128 MB or less. Lower the memory setting in the run options and start it again.

Why are there no results? If the AI could not generate valid search URLs from your prompt, the run fails with a clear error — rephrase the prompt with more specific product terms and try again.

Found a bug or need a custom feature? Open an issue in the Actor's Issues tab — custom solutions and tailored versions are available on request.